Counting and packaging mechanism.



W. H. LUDEN. CO'UNTING AND PACKAGING MECHANISM. npucmo man Mmm. 1911.- I 1,237,351 Patented Aug. 21,1917. 2 snsessuse1 1.

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WILLIAM II; LDEN, or READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

and use'fiil Improvements in Counting and Packaging Mechanism, of `which the following is a specification'.v

invention rela-tes lon itndinally *movablelfdeli-very slide, here= ina `er `fully described finpconnection withj the accompanying-drawings and the novel features ofy which y are pointed ont` the claims: `v

Fi' re lisa p'lany view ofv a simple inechanisinr-l` embodying the essential features` of ing partly `broken*away.

Fig. `2ris` a longitudinalsection ofthe same cross section` oni the line 3-3 ofv Fig. y2.

Fig; 'ftlis a separate plan view of thetwo# y part tray, KVtheldelivery slide portion being n the platform 25 extended beyond the table, and ysupported thereon by the' side guides f 26, 27' with their iipperends openl to receive articles'to'be `packaged therein. They are intermittently fed alongr said platform `through"thelpassage-way 13 as shown,l and the lledcartons are then removed from the shownmoved laterally `to uncover ythe botf tom portion-y f 1 Figs.k Q5 andy '6 are respectively cross sec-ei" tional views,` on the "lines 5--5 `andjo--v of e Figif', of f the deliveryg slide, and bottom portion," offthetwo --part`tray.,

As shown in the `drawings the'ftable is made :11p of i two side frames 10,' 10 spaced by cross bars"11,"`1-1, 11,*and mounted on' legs 12,v 12. j 'A "transverse package 'passa-ge`v way 18 isformed intermediate the length of the` table fby' spaced cross bars 14e-and- 15, and" the-side `frames are .out away at" 16, 116 f. in line; with 'said 13 for a passing irow" of cartons as' hereinafter described. A de-jf pressed tray "slide-Wayis' formed between.: theside frames 10,710 `to one side of this` passage-way "13, bottom" bars `17, r17 ,1,17 y y 17, supported on `two ofthe cross bars 11, 11 F as shown, the cross barx14 formingl an end stop.V This slide-way is open vatthe `end opposite ythe cross bar 14 forentering and witli-y drawing a two-party tray herein late'rfdescribedull On the' other side of ,saidipassage wayl `13, a series of frecfesses; 118, 18, etc, lare n, to mechanism adapted particularly "for counting and packaging small articles such as coughidrops, pills, or thelike; andit consists in the improved construction employing "a cross `wise passage-1"" way forV thefpackages, in connection with, a

COUNTING AND rACKAGING .ivIEoIIAiLvIsivLy provided, spaced vby 'partitions 19, 19, etc.,

land each yformed with a illeted end 20`ris? ing to thetop of tlrefcrossv bar 15 as shown, A wire netting 21` extends from these re# Specification ofIiettersPatent.` i k] 3a,t(131`1'`3e(1 Aug.' 2,1, 1917. i Application 'medium-@1; 2,1, i917. `sriaiNo.156,517. A

cesses to theend cross bar h11, and side stops 22,22, arranged parallel with therframe 10, 10,-form,a slide-way of reducedwidth for of thecarton/passageway. This platform i extendsbeyond `the table on both sides vfor cartons, andis" provided with side guides 26,

facilitating the feeding and removing of Y 7o v These `siderguides arey elevated above'the platform 25 byangle braces 28 so yas to eXposethe carton above `and below i them( A tray 30 tocatch small discarded my invention;` the 'twoparttra'y shown be-1 f n "yform 25." A spaced stop 31 is provided be-.i

"tweenthe side lstops 22,` 22 of the reduced n slide-way forfthedeliv'ery slide portion of the tray, andthebar 14 isbeveled, as `shown particles is "shown supported below the platat-`32.ql .py l ,l

The cartons, are set upon a portion of opposite 4extended portions of the platform.

vThesey cartons may bev fed tothe platform v` 25 by hand or directly from a machinethatl sets themgup, Vand at the delivery end may Y also-berlin directly to a top-closing device,

yneitherof which form apart "of the present invention;

yTheftwo-part tray for delivering the arti? cles to the cartons consists, as shown particu- -larly in Figs. 4, 5 and6,of a bottom portion 40, 'havinggrooved sides -11 andl42 forming n 1,00 '43.` The bottom tray4 portion O isV prefera kgiiideway for lthe deliveryftray portion ablyffor'med with a metal lsnrfaceas shown,

4and is providedwith perforationsdll for the passage of small,or'brolen portions of the thedelivery-slide of said two-part tray described later herein. y y Supported beneath the passage-way 13, lonbars 23, connecting the legs 12, 12, is a platform"f25, forming the bottom member this delivery-'portion 4:3 ,is limited stop.31. v y y,

Thistwopaizttra-y is filled with. articles,

and. the: number of longitudinal rows deter.-4 miiie the nuinbeis ot cartonsthat can be..

filled at one movement of the slide, while the number of openings in each Yrow deter-. mine; the vmaximum number of articles .that g can be delivered at one .reciprocating movement of the slide. Y to reciprocatively moveithisslide'.

This two part l,tray .s0-13 is adapted to slide upon the bottonibai's 17, `17, 17,17

between the side frames 1.0, l10, until vit 'comes portion 10 of the tray, as shown, so, as to prevent lfurther. sliding movement .of said,

bottom portion, but .permitting the delivery portion 43.7016 the: tray to pass oversaid ,stop

into the reduced width slideway formed be-.

tween the: strips 22, 22. The movementfof brille as by Ydipping in a binT and shaking oli3 all surplusarticles that dov ynot lill the rows of openingst, .or it maybe doneby other. means not shown. Each opening i8 carries onlyone of the articles to be packaged, and

, when the delivery-slideisili withdrawnpositionfwithin' the groovedvsidesl L1.1 and 42 e the bottom '-10 forms a support to retain the .articles -in they grooves. Vhen the delivery slideyis moved across the passage-way 13 however, the,arti.cles will. 'fall intorgthe row` of .cartons V supported therein on the yplatform; 25,.'the beveled edg'e32 assisting.v in

the, delivery. Should anyl ot' the articles fail to Iinin'iediately f fall into thispassage-way, they will` -fall intoone koit the recesses.;l8, which will` indicate the` carton that -ailed Ato receive its-full count, and can be quickly moved up the iilleted end ,2O into-,theproper carton. The perforationsJ-lsl., spaced slide bars- 17, 17,17, 17, and wire Iiettiiig.21 f, per-mitthe passageof lbroken particles to be Acaught, by the tray 30. f

The cartons are fed along the passage-way 13, .transversely of thetray slidenioveinents,

in a step-by-step 'movement Ten-rows of openingsfdS areshown, so thatten cartons at a, time areimoved kinto lthe passage-nay 13 for each.; reciprocative movement` of the deliyery-slidel 143. course -be variediand the numberxof alined openings in each row, .twentyi as shown, may.I

lbe varied, eitherby adjustment of the stop 31, icovering up tceitain ones, .o r f omitting,

A handles is provided This number, may, of

them altogether from the slide.

spaced above the latter as stated, so as to permit sight and adjustment of the passing i'ow of cartons.,

-I-passage-way, and a delivery slide on .said` vtable movable acrosssaid passage-way and yprovided with"fa longitudinal series oi' carrier pertorations.

2. In ,a= counting yand`packagingmechafnisin, a tablehaving ati'ansverse'passage- .way adapted to.A receive a determined number of paekages,.an gl a delivery slide onsaid tableinovable across said,.passage-way ,and provided with carrier .perforati ons arranged.

l in corresponding longitudinalseries. against the stop l-l. f This stop i's oli a height not greater than the thickness ot the bottom.

gitudinal Aseries :of carrier perforations.

s'. In a counting and .pacl aging mecha- `nism, ,atable having, la `transverse passage-.

way ,adapted to receive a-determined num.- yber of packages, and a removable tray com-v ,prising a bottoni portion ixedly supportable on `s aid,table and a deliveryslideanovableacross said :passage-way and provided .with

carrier perforations arrangedin corresponds1 ing, longiti idinal series`- l 5. 1n a counting and ipackaging mecha,

nism comprisinga longitudinally-movableA delivery slide havingl a longitudinal series- The side `guides l26 and 27 of the platform 25 are V said, tableanda. delivery slide,movableacross `said passage-way, `and providedavith v a lonofcarrier,p ei'foratioiis;I asupporting table thereforhaving, `a transverse package pas-.11 I

sage-way and a longitudinal surface.r recess providing .communication .between said perfoi-ations .and said ,passage-way.

6 .1n a counting and lnism comprising aL longitudinally movable delivery slide ,having lparallel ,longitudinal series of carrier perforations;` a supporting. 'tabletherefonhaving a transverse.passagevway adapted to receive a determined num- -'-,ber of packages `and ,a. corresp-ondii'igl numf m ranged to provide communication .betweensaid passage-way rand-,a deteriniiiedione of ber of longitudinal surfacerecesses eacliarsaid-.series of perforations.v

7. Tn acounting and'gpaclmging ymecha-` nism, -a table?y havingI a transwerse passageway adapted to receive a determined number of packages, and. a remoif'a-ble tray; e-oinron .saidtable .anda delivery slide movable i across. said` `passage-wayand providedavith .packaging mechai lprising .a bottomr portion iXedly supportable ,f

carrier per--oiations arijaiigedin correspond-- 5ing longitudinal series.; saidbottom portiony .mhaving a"scooping-edgearrangedfat rightl angles y12o theniovenient of ksaid delivery slide. y y `8. In a counting `and packaging Copieslrqtithis `patent may be `obtained kfor across` seid pass'age-Way and provided with y Carrier perforatlons arranged 1n correspondingy longitudinal series; said table being pro vhment of seid delivery slide.

WILLIAM H. LUDEN.y

five @ents` each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

, Washington,` D. C.

v vided with a stop adapted to limit the movei i y Intesrtimony whereof I affix my signature. 

